LOCAL MAN (2022)

SERIES PREMIERE STRAY DOGS creator TONY FLEECS teams with REVIVAL's TIM SEELEY for a series that combines rural crime noir and superhero action. Once the star recruit of the media sensation super-team THIRD GEN, JACK XAVER had it all. But when controversy sends CROSSJACK crawling back to his mom and dad's basement in the Midwest, Jack struggles to fit into a world he left far behind. And then the bodies start piling up. Each issue is a classic Image Comics FLIP BOOK with a lead story drawn by FLEECS and a superhero flashback into the depths of the Image Universe drawn by SEELEY. First issue contains 30 pages of story for only $3.99!

STRAY DOGS creator TONY FLEECS teams with REVIVAL's TIM SEELEY for a series that combines rural crime noir and superhero action.   Once the star recruit of the media sensation super-team THIRD GEN, JACK XAVER has become the prime suspect in the murder of his archenemy, THE HODAG! Now, Jack must clear his own name in a town that hates him, even as he's followed by a persistent security drone primed to obliterate him if he steps out of line! Each issue is a classic Image Comics FLIP BOOK with a lead story drawn by FLEECS and a superhero flashback into the depths of the Image Universe drawn by SEELEY.

The hero formerly known as CROSSJACK is on the hunt for a murderer, a trail that leads him directly to a self-help guru who was once his sworn enemy: the villain known as FRIGHTSIDE. Now, the "Local Man" must find out what she knows before his high school sweetheart's cop husband throws him in a cell. Meanwhile, in the past, Crossjack and Neon battle demons and angels (both real and psychological) at the end of the world.

A clue to the murder of his archenemy leads LOCAL MAN to an abandoned quarry-and into a brutal conflict with his former teammate, CAMO CRUSADER. What event drove the man formerly known as CROSSJACK from the THIRD GEN team? And why does CAMO hate him so %^$&ing much? Meanwhile, in the past, the star-lost trio of CROSSJACK, CAMO, and NEON find themselves on a savage planet, facing killer aliens and devastating questions.

Half dead and all out of F# K$, LOCAL MAN is left brutally beaten by a man he once considered a father. Now, trapped in the 4th Gen Training Facility, he's stalked by the true killer of the Hodag, and THIRD GEN isn't coming to help him when he needs them most! ON THE FLIP SIDE: Meet FOURTH GEN, the grungiest group of GEN X superhero slackers in the world with dark ties to Image's lost heroes: THE WILDC.A.T.S! WHAT?!?

"NEW STORY ARC ""THE DRY SEASON,"" Part One Jack Xaver, Farmington's very own LOCAL MAN, is called in to investigate a mysterious drowning on dry land. The problem is, Jack isn't legally allowed to be a superhero. Oh, also, he's sleeping with the police chief's wife. AND there's a conspiracy theory gaining traction that Jack murdered America's most beloved champion, the Camo Crusader.   Now, Local Man, already in over his head, is drawn into another twisted case with dark ties to his superhero past. On the flip side-meet Inga. Her stupid boyfriend just skipped town to join a superhero team. He left her with nothing...and now she has nothing to lose. "

"THE DRY SEASON," Part Two Local Man gets creative in his search for a murderer, as Inga prepares to bring the superhuman trade to Farmington. On the flip side...while Crossjack attends celebrity weddings and goes on dates with models, Inga is going to save Farmington, one person at a time. But how?

"THE DRY SEASON," Part Three Local Man's gotta find a real, genuine monster, while the very human one who shares his bed looks for any means possible to shake him from her trail. ANY. On the flip side, Inga's quest to save Farmington has hit a dead end. But along comes her partner, her savior, her cool new best friend, Farmer Xaver...her ex-boyfriend's dad?

Jack knows it all. He's a real damn detective, not just a washed up 90s super-hero. But will he be able to accept a truth that will change the way he thinks about himself, his powers, his family, and the crappy town he's chosen to protect? More importantly, will he able to escape the literal tidal wave rolling down Main Street?

Brand New Arc! New Mystery! Things were bad enough for the hero formerly known as Crossjack when it was just his tiny hometown that hated his guts... now the whole world wants him dead. Jack looks to hide out with an ally from his superhero past, but there are some things you can't hide from. They say you can't go home again. New jumping-on point for one of the most critically acclaimed new books of the year!

The fate of Farmington is on the line, and Jack Xaver is all out of friends. Now, to stop the Faceless Horde, Local Man will do any damn thing... including giving himself over to the evil of the Fright! But there's one being more malevolent than an ancient alien fear god in town-former U.S. VP Dan Quayle.

Local Man is reunited with his former archenemy just in time to meet this new one. Their new one. Now, Jack and Inga have to rescue the one man that hates them more than they hate each other to confront a villain who will change the future of the Image Universe by remaking its past.

End of Story Arc. "Lost Ones" Finale. Local Man has lost Farmington to the forces of the Faceless Horde. Now every townsperson is a devout, fanatical member of a sprawling terrorist organization bent on rebooting the world-including his own grieving mom. Now Jack is alone and outclassed. Thankfully, he has one thing that makes every Image superhero smile... Lots and lots of big ass guns!

New Story Arc. Images of Tomorrow! Just as the Image Comics line did back in 1995, Local Man jumps ahead a full year to give you a glimpse of what the future brings, from issue 13... to 25! Third Gen is back with a vengeance! Their first mission? Bring down the reckless young superheroes of Fourth Gen! But will Local Man side with the Zoomers? Or will he help take them down in exchange for getting back the shield and uniform of... Crossjack?! The past, present, and future of the Image Universe collide hard in Local Man #25! On the flip! A corporate retreat at Third Gen HQ leads to... beach volleyball?